Benefits of solar energy
Solar energy Photovoltaics is a trend today. Although a few years ago it seemed like a technology of the future, today there are many people who have photovoltaic installations on their roofs. An energy that provides a large number of benefits and advantages over traditional electricity supplies.
This is something we already talked about in the post How does an isolated photovoltaic installation work?, although this time we want to go one step further. Most people know, even if it is above, the advantages that can be achieved through solar panels. However, the truth is that not everyone knows what are the main benefits of the energy obtained from solar radiation. Something to which we are going to give a solution through this publication.
Main benefits of photovoltaic solar energy
1. Renewable and inexhaustible energy
The first great benefit that we are going to talk about has to do with the possibilities that we obtain thanks to the sun. For us, as for future generations, the sun is an immutable and inexhaustible source of energy. That is, day after day and year after year it will remain there. What does this mean? Well, if we install photovoltaic panels we can take advantage of the fact that the sun will not go anywhere. Or what is the same, we will have access to 100% renewable and inexhaustible energy.
2. Available anywhere
The second advantage is based on the same premise as the first: the sun is not going anywhere, at least not for 4 or 5 billion years. Then, every day it will come out to offer us its warmth and benefits. This brings us to the following: photovoltaic solar energy can be obtained anywhere on the planet. This is something to take into account, since it allows energy to be carried to very distant points, isolated places. In addition, of course, to the main urban centers.
3. Batteries and electrical network
Solar installations allow combinations with both batteries and the electrical network. In the case of batteries, they allow energy to be stored during the day to be used at night or when the demand for electricity exceeds its production. While if you choose to maintain the connection to the electrical network, the options are also very interesting: you can sell the surpluses produced by your plates and use the electrical network when they are not producing energy.
4. Huge savings
If we talk about benefits, it is impossible not to mention the one that everyone establishes as the main reason for installing panels: the great savings that are achieved. The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) is clear in this regard, an average household can save up to 400 euros in a year. And there are cases in which it is even possible to save 200 euros per month with photovoltaic solar energy. And, although the price of the installations is high, they are amortized in a very short period of time, between 4 and 8 years depending on consumption.
5. Little maintenance
Finally, there is one last advantage of solar energy. It would be normal to think that this equipment that transforms solar radiation into electrical energy requires expensive and complicated maintenance. However, the reality is that it is quite the opposite. It is enough to carry out periodic cleaning, a couple of times a year, and practically nothing else. And the useful life of the plates is around 25 years, so they will produce energy for a long time.
